The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-29
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
Mr. K. h Hoo'h-s Celebrates. s.eetHce.

weather he was greeted by a large audi
two hours, repeatedly cheering to the
echo. The lecture was given in con-
versational style and was full OF interest,
mingling the elements OF gravity, wit and
heroism in a peculiarly entertaining
manner. The lecturer was introduced
by the Rev. J. a. Cruzan, and was pre-
faced by a spirited rendering OF ''The
:star-spangled Banner" by Mrs. Han
ford, Mr. Yarndley accompanying on the
violin and the audience taking up the
chorus.
Mr. Booth then commenced his lee
ture by asking his hearers to bear in
mind that it would be neither historical
nor critical. He would leave all that to
those who never fired u gun or smelt
powder Another thing they should
bear in mind was that these reminis-
cences were not those OF Il hero. He
would like to have been a hero, but was
not constitutionally put together for
one. But though not hero, he was not
conscious of having done anything dur
ing his three years Of camp life OF which
he had cause to be ashamed. He had
enlisted as a private soldier, served as
private soldier, and was hOnOrably dis
charged as such. OF course he would
have preferred to have been discharged
as a Brigadier General, but still he was
very glad he was discharged at all. He
described in graphic terms the relative
positions OF officers and men
and said ne sympathized with
the private soldier, upon whom the
greatest hardships fell; even with
one whose sentiments had become
proverbial, who wished he had been
born a gal baby" because women
hadn't to enlist. He even sympathized
with an old comrade OF his who would
rather live a coward than die hero. OF
some amusing anecdotes, which called
forth many an outburst of merriment.
Passing from the ridiculous to the pa
thetic, he told of the attack on Fort
anthem of the death groans of 100000
men who fell in the war, war which
never ceased till every field III the South
had been dyed with blood and 4 1000, 900
slaves set Tree" When Lincoln first
called for Is, 900 men it WASH question
OF who should go, but OF who should
stay, and the national excitement was
increased by those who called on the
young men to enlist, who talked as if war
were Il picnic, and that the great
end OF life was glory-at $13 a month
and found. He used to wonder why
these spouters didn't 90 themselves. He
couldn't go, for he wasn't Is and his
mother wouldn't let him. but when she
did give her consent she laid him on the
altar of her country, bidding him, 'Fall
if you must, with your face to the foe.
Don't return to me with wound
in the back" He then told of
the march to Harper's Ferry and the
battle where an ignorant Colonel sold A.,
900 brave men, who came to fight, and
were shot down like rats in a trap; the
flag of surrender which no man would
raise; the avenging shell which struck
the coward Colonel as he raised the sym
Dol OF dishonor. He told how "Stone-
wall'' jackson rode among the sur
rendered Federals, alone and unarmed,
trusting to their manhood; and how not
Il Union hand was lifted against the
brave man whom every Northerner
loved and respected. i11Ie told of John
Brown, who for "A hours held the
whole State of Virginia ard the whole
power of the Union at bay for liberty
of the negro, how for years {; great
abolitionist lived like very. u, save3fahd
poured his wealth ikeehed X to
maintain the ~ underground rail-
road " that bore the flying slave
to Canada and freedom. He told
how the negroes maintained an
underground railroad that in return
carried the escaping Northern prisoner
hOmeward. He told of how they gath
cred dead mems bones at Bull Run, and
how the boxes of good things from home
cheered the hungry soldiers; how the
Shamrock Corps marched thirty-two
miles in one day to reach Gettysburg,
and how only three men stacked
arms that night in his company-the
three under 20, and teetotalers. He
drew a beautiful picture of the spring he
found so beautiful by moonlight, but
nothing but mud when the morning
came, and then he painted the approach
to Gettysburg and the great battle itself.
His two brothers and his father
had enlisted like himself and one
of the former fell at his side
on the field of Gettysburg, but recovered
from his wounds and was three times
promoted for bravery. The lecturer
spoke in thrilling language of the scene
after the battle, when in seeking his
fallen brother, whether wounded or dead
he knew not, he was offered by many
man who lay there dying a diamond
ring, gold or silver watch in return
for drink of water. Never did the lips